A college girl's body is found on a San Diego beach wrapped in a garbage bag. Homicide Detective Carina Kincaid and her partner are investigating theA college girl's body is found on a San Diego beach wrapped in a garbage bag. Homicide Detective Carina Kincaid and her partner are investigating the murder, and their primary suspect is the victim's much older ex-boyfriend, Steve. Sheriff Nick Thomas from Montana comes to San Diego to offer his brother Steve help and support. The murder seems like the work of a serial killer. Nick has experience with this type of killer, since he himself was once held captive by a serial killer. He offers to help the detectives in any way he can, even if his brother turns out to be the guilty party. A mutual respect and attraction builds between Carina and Nick during the course of the investigation, even though they know that once the killer is found, they will return to their separate lives.

Carina and Nick made a great pair. She was a strong and smart heroine who really held her own in difficult situations. Nick (who was previously featured in Allison Brennan's book The Hunt) was a sympathetic and caring hero. He sees himself as a broken man as he continues to struggle with physical and emotional damage from his previous brush with a serial killer. The story was never boring, it moved at a fast pace, and kept me entertained throughout....more